Broadcast cue
1 hourSegments
6
First
5:00
Total
1:00:00
A 60-minute broadcast cue timer with standby, open, segment, ad, return, and close.
Standby, open, segment, ad, return, close
Free Broadcast Cue Timer
Use a broadcast cue timer for standby, open, segment, ad, return, and close. Create an XTimer room when broadcast producers, directors, hosts, AV operators, livestream teams, and technical directors need shared broadcast cue timing.
Built for this job
Broadcast production teams can separate standby, open, segment, ad, return, and close.
Production, meeting, classroom, and website teams can keep timing visible without replacing broadcast rundowns, producer notes, ad schedules, platform rules, technical runbooks, and authorized production leads.
XTimer rooms support shared broadcast cue timers across broadcast producers, directors, hosts, AV operators, livestream teams, and technical directors devices.
Current agenda item
Standby
1/6
5:00
Next
Open
Total time
1:00:00
Use this setup in XTimer
Need a controller link, viewer display, or shared room?
Keep this simple timer for quick work. Move into an XTimer room when one person controls the clock and another screen shows it to a speaker, team, class, or audience.
Presets that match real work
Start from a timer people already understand.
Each preset has a clear use case, duration, and workflow. That makes the page useful for search visitors immediately, and gives professional users a natural path into XTimer rooms when they need separate controller and viewer devices.
Quick broadcast cue
20 minTotal
20 min
A 20-minute timer for a compact broadcast block.
Segment return
30 minTotal
30 min
A 30-minute timer for segment and return pacing.
Professional setup
Use the simple timer first, then graduate to controlled timing.
Use broadcast rundowns, producer notes, ad schedules, platform rules, technical runbooks, and authorized production leads as the source of truth.
Use the timer for cue pacing only, not for broadcast compliance, ad approval, platform policy, safety, legal, editorial, or production decisions.
Keep cue notes, segment notes, ad notes, return notes, producer updates, and technical handoff logs in approved rundown, agenda, production, classroom, website, CMS, analytics, or operations systems.
Use an XTimer room when broadcast producers, directors, hosts, AV operators, livestream teams, and technical directors need one shared broadcast cue countdown.
Frequently asked questions
What is a broadcast cue timer?
A broadcast cue timer structures standby, open, segment, ad, return, and close.
Does this make production, meeting, classroom, website, legal, safety, accessibility, publishing, or operational decisions?
No. XTimer is only a timing tool. Use broadcast rundowns, producer notes, ad schedules, platform rules, technical runbooks, and authorized production leads for decisions.
Can teams share the timer on different devices?
Yes. Create an XTimer room when broadcast producers, directors, hosts, AV operators, livestream teams, and technical directors need one shared broadcast cue countdown.